DEWITT - The DeWitt Lady Dragons wrapped up the 8-3A conference championship Tuesday by getting past the Rison Lady Wildcats, 6-3, in a league game Tuesday at DeWitt.The loss dropped Rison to 7-8 overall and 4-3 in league play. The Lady ‘Cats are currently third in the conference standings, a game behind second-place McGehee that sits at 5-2.Rison still has a shot at second in the conference since the Lady ‘Cats and Lady Owls are scheduled to meet Friday at Lady Wildcat Field. McGehee won the first meeting, 12-6, back on April 8. Rison would need to win by 7 to earn the tie-breaker and earn the no. 2 seed for the Class 3A Region 4 Tournament next week at Ashdown.Tuesday’s game at DeWitt came down to a three-run second inning by the Lady Dragons.DeWitt scored two runs off a couple of errors in the bottom of the first before the Lady ‘Cats answered with two runs in the top of the second.Elissa Summar walked to start the inning before a grounder gave Rison its first out. Mackenzie King then lined into right for a double, scoring Summar. King eventually scored on Layne Potter’s grounder before the inning ended on a tag-out.The Lady Dragons scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the second with two out. After a lead-off single, the next two batters were retired. A hit batter followed by two singles plated three runs to make it 5-2 DeWitt.Rhagen Price’s RBI single in the third closed it to 5-3. DeWitt’s final run came off a wild pitch in the fifth.Potter, Hyatt, Price and King accounted for Rison’s four hits in the game. Rison 7, Quitman 2RISON - Carlese Johnson went 3-for-4 to drive in three runs as the Rison Lady Wildcats pulled away in the fourth inning for a 7-2 win over the Quitman Lady Bulldogs in non-conference action Monday at Lady Wildcat Field.Rison broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third when Claire Socia led off with a ...
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